Gas-heated sadiron



Jaun. 6, 1925. 1,522,468

H.AA.` PAQUETTE GAS HEATED SADIRQN Filed June 4, 1923 2 Sunto-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

UNITES STTES ATE'I @ENC HERIVIAN A. PAQUETTE, QF CHICAG, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TQ PHLLIP C. NELLES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .AND JOHN C. KLEIN, OF ELFIIHURST, ILLINOIS.

GAS-HEATED SADIRON.

Application filed June 4, 1923.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatI, HERMAN A. PAQUETTE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gas-Heated Sadirons, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to sad irons, and more particularly to irons in which a burner within the body of the ironcreates a iiame of gas which is employed for heating the same.

@ne of the several objects of my invention is the provision of an iron in which the flame and heat from the burner is directed towards the toe or forward end of the iron so as to maintain a more uniform temperature throughout the entire base or working surface of the iron than has heretofore been possible with gas irons. Another object resides in providing means for readily assembling the divers parts of the structure, and

Yalso novel means for securing the pipe or tube detachably to the iron whereby thev gas is fed to the burner, and such means permit the swiveling of the securing parts with respect to each other. I have provided in this connection means for adjusting the flame that is operable from the exterior of the structure, and which is so constructed that it is well-nigh impossible to put out the ame within the iron and cause a backfire or flare back. Numerous additional objects will be apparent to others skilled in the art after my present invention is understood, and I prefer to carry out my invention in substantially the following manner, reference being herein made to the accompanying drawings that form a part of the specification.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal section of my improved gas heated sad iron.

Fig. 2 is an end view toward the front or toe of the iron, partly in section, and partlybroken away.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the toe or forward end of the iron with the top plate and removable baies omitted.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen the iron preferably comprises a body having a fiat base 10 of the desired shape with an upstanding Wall 11 around the periphery thereof that is of the height and is open at its top, in the usual manner of gas irons. It

serial No. 643,181.

has a cover plate 12 corresponding in outline with the contour of wall 11, and removably secured upon the upper edge of the latter by means of machine screws 13 that pass through opposite ends thereof and into the wall. A handle 14 is supported above cover 12 by means of handle bracket or support 15 that is secured to the cover by means of screws 16, and interposed between the bracket and cover 12 is a deflector plate 17, the side portions 18 whereof are disposed oblique or inclined upwardly, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Insulation disks 19 are interposed between handle bracket 15 and cover 12 to prevent conduction of the heat to the handle. and said defiector plate is spaced from the cover 12 by means of small embossments 20 formed on the cover plate.

At the heel or rear portion of the iron wall 11 is bored transversely for the passage of a fuel pipe -21 that is bent oblique and upwardly where it extends outside wall 11 of the iron, and its inner end projects through the wall a short distance where it is threaded toreceive the burner 22. As seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the interior diameter of burner 22 is approximately the diameter of the end of pipe 21 so as to provide a throat or passage 23 leading therefrom a short distance. Beyond this throat or passage 23 the burner 22 is enlarged to provide a chamber 24 of greater diameter than passage 23 and a reticulated closure 25 in the form of a wire mesh, or the like, is placed against the open end of burner 22 and is maintained in position by means of a ferrule or flanged annulus 26.

In order to direct the vHaine and heat from the burner I have provided a bafiie in the form of an irregularly shaped plate, seen in section in Fig. 1. The rear or heel portion 27 of this plate which is above the burner is substantially fiat and is horizontally disposed, and its rear edge rests upon a shoulder 28 formed upon the inner portion of wall 11. At approximately the vertical plane of the end of the burner this plate curves downwardly in an abrupt manner to provide an inclined shield 29 that extends forwardly to near the toe of the iron, but is spaced from the inner portion of the wall a slight distance, as seen in Fig. 1. A central longitudinal rib 30 is provided upon the under surface of this inclined portion 29 of the plate, which rib extends rearwardly and merges into the under surface` of the plate before reaching the abrupt bend heretofore mentioned. Depending side flanges 31 are provided throughout a portion of the inclined bend 29 of thc plate and merge into the portion of the plate adjacent the abrupt bend and terminate at points back ofthe forward or toe end of the plate. This plate is positioned and maintained against lateral and longitudinal movement by means of vertical ribs 32 extending upwardly upon opposite side walls 1l of the iron upon diametrically opposite sides of the interior thereof. The central rib 3() andside fianges 31 retain the greater portion of the heat and flame below the upper portion of wall ll and direct the same toward the forwardv or toe portion of base 10. A recess 33 is formed in base 10 and extends rearwardly from the toe portion thereof and is divided by means of a web 34 into two longitudinally disposed and side by side channels so that the, metal forming thisportion of the base of the iron is materially reduced for quicker heating thereof, and I have provided lateral ports 35 extending radially or transversely out throughy the base to the exterior thereof so that the products of combustion may be discharged therethrough. I have also provided vent openings 36 in the upper portion of wall l1 in the form of concave recesses, as seen in Figs. l and 2, to assist in Ventilating the iron and increasing combustion. In order to further insulate` the handle and cover, I place'below said cover a concavoconvex shield or plate 36a, the edges thereof extends upwardly into contact with cover 12, as seen in detail in Fig. 2to provide an air space between the same; said plate con form-ing substantially to the interior shape of wall 11 and rests at its rear portion upon the horizontal portion 27 of the directing plateand at its forward or toe end is .bent down slightly, as at 37, to rest upon a shoulder 38 formed in wall 11.

What I claim is: Y

l. A gas heated sad iron comprising a base havingV an upstanding peripheral wall to provide a vhollow central chamber, a ref v movable cover closing said chamber and provided with a suitable handle, a fuel pipe projecting through said wall and provided with aburner within said chamber, adeflector plate within said chamber the rear portion of which is disposed above said burner and the remaining portion is inclined downwardly towards the forward end of the base, a projection upon the underside of the forward portion of said deflector whereby the same is supported above the base; said base provided in its forward portion with a depression above which said deflector terminates and lateral ports extending from` vsaid depression tov the exterior ofthe peripheral wall, and a vertical web dividing said, depression longitudinally below the adjacentprojection of said deflector plate.

2. A gas heated sad iron comprising a hollow body open at its top, a cover plate closing the open portion of said body and provided with a suitable handle; said body provided in its bottom with a depression and lateral ports leading therefrom to the exterior of said body, a longitudinal web dividing said depression, a burner at the opposite end of said body, and a defiector plate within said body constructed and arranged to direct the products of combustion from said burner downwardly from the latter to said depression and divided towards the forward portion of the bottom of the body.

y3. A gas heated sad iron comprising a hollow body open at its top, a cover plate closing the open portion of said body and provided with a suitable handle, a burner entering said body at one end, a 'removable deiiector plate having a horizontal portion disposed above said burner, and the remaining portion inclined downwardly towards the opposite end of said body, pendent anges upon opposite edges of said deflector plate, and a longitudinal rib upon the under, surface of the sloping portion of said deflector plate .whereby the products of combustion from said burner are directed Vdownwardly towards the opposite end of the body in separated streams. Y Y v Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 23d day of May, Y1923.

HERMAN A. PQUETTE Witness:

FLORENCE MITCHELL. 

